Hijack I just can not get comfortable with my LC on dirt, feel like the suspension is just not doing it, previous bike was 800GS with some mods on front suspension.No problem on my LC although BMW is changing some stuff for me out of good faith.

Hijack I just can not get comfortable with my LC on dirt, feel like the suspension is just not doing it, previous bike was 800GS with some mods on front suspension.No problem on my LC although BMW is changing some stuff for me out of good faith.

Exactly, and that is why I am very interested to see this thing. To be totally honest, I've emailed Touratech and searched the web ... Seems like it is a real issue.

That is why I am riding the crap out of the bike, if it has to crack, rather while it is under warrantee né?

Or you end up in the RIP board né

He he he. Some okes can't read properly. Read the whole thread and look at my history on this forum. I'm open minded. I read the reports. I make sure I know what are real issues and what not. I'm open to saying when a bike is crap, even if I own it and don't want it to be true. But, I do monitor the bike carefully exactly because of threads like these, I know where to look for possible issues.

If everyone had to stop riding their bikes because some random dude on the interwebs managed to crack his frame, not a lot of us would be riding

Go troll somewhere else.

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I don't always drop my bike, but when I do, I prefer to drop her in front of a crowd

Hijack I just can not get comfortable with my LC on dirt, feel like the suspension is just not doing it, previous bike was 800GS with some mods on front suspension.No problem on my LC although BMW is changing some stuff for me out of good faith.

Which tyres, riding mode and ESA settings are you using?

Anakee 3, single rider, Enduro, soft./normal

I rode with the exact settings and tyres once and actually stopped thinking something's wrong. The bike feels very loose, at least it did for me. It got better when I dropped the pressure to below 2 bar. I also find that Enduro interferes too much and Enduro Pro feels more planted but on Anakee III's this may be challenge, just keep TC on.

In short, the Anakee III is not a great dirt tyre it has no lateral grip. Rated as 90/10 one should probably not expect anything else.

If you look at het pic of the broken frame you will see that the part welded into the steering head broke, not the weld.If the modification is to the part (like thicker, which would make sense to reinforce it against the breakage shown in the picture) you won't see it from the outside.

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If you look at het pic of the broken frame you will see that the part welded into the steering head broke, not the weld.If the modification is to the part (like thicker, which would make sense to reinforce it against the breakage shown in the picture) you won't see it from the outside.

You're right, it's not the weld but the part itself. I'm still hunting for any kind of verification that BMW addressed this. Haven't found anything yet.

Got confirmation yesterday that the new 14 GS LC frame is indeed reinforced st the steering tube. Instead of the old 3/16" flat steel cap it's now got a metal wedge up there. If you ever took your bicycle's goose neck out and seen that wedge piece, its kind of like that.

Also, turns out BMW bought that bike back after all so Jason is whole. Happy ending

Got confirmation yesterday that the new 14 GS LC frame is indeed reinforced st the steering tube. Instead of the old 3/16" flat steel cap it's now got a metal wedge up there. If you ever took your bicycle's goose neck out and seen that wedge piece, its kind of like that.

Also, turns out BMW bought that bike back after all so Jason is whole. Happy ending

Hijack I just can not get comfortable with my LC on dirt, feel like the suspension is just not doing it, previous bike was 800GS with some mods on front suspension.No problem on my LC although BMW is changing some stuff for me out of good faith.

Which tyres, riding mode and ESA settings are you using?

Anakee 3, single rider, Enduro, soft./normal

I rode with the exact settings and tyres once and actually stopped thinking something's wrong. The bike feels very loose, at least it did for me. It got better when I dropped the pressure to below 2 bar. I also find that Enduro interferes too much and Enduro Pro feels more planted but on Anakee III's this may be challenge, just keep TC on.

In short, the Anakee III is not a great dirt tyre it has no lateral grip. Rated as 90/10 one should probably not expect anything else.

Endiro Pro mode sets the bike up for knobblies. It may well feel real terrible on Anakees.

Endiro Pro mode sets the bike up for knobblies. It may well feel real terrible on Anakees.

I use this mode a lot, and Hildr is on Anakee III. It would be better with knobblies yes, but it's definitely not "terrible". It's orders of magnitude better than my old '05GS with Anakee II and ZERO riding aids.

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I don't always drop my bike, but when I do, I prefer to drop her in front of a crowd